Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 279 | 272 | 325 | 312 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 289 | 269 | 421 | 515 | 492 | 572 | 724 | 735 | 811 | 799 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 946 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.61m | 1:52PM1.74m | 2:07AM1.63m | 2:34PM1.77m | 2:49AM1.65m | 3:15PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.40m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:09AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 84 | 79 | 325 | 312 | 299 | 68 | 94 | 289 | 235 | 421 | 515 | 492 | 572 | 724 | 735 | 811 | 799 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 946 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 310 | 279 | 272 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 232 | 225 | 143 | 269 | 213 | 192 | 186 | 143 | 117 | 128 | 99 | 88 | 59 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 15 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 109 | 95 | 94 | 178 | 83 | 75 | 176 | 178 | 189 | 6 | 6 | 215 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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